Le Tanu (French pronunciation: [lə tany]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. In January 1973 it absorbed the former commune Noirpalu.[3]

Le Tanu
Village entrance
Village entrance
Location of Le Tanu
Map
Le Tanu is located in France
Le Tanu
Le Tanu
Le Tanu is located in Normandy
Le Tanu
Le Tanu
Coordinates: 48°49′02″N 1°20′38″W / 48.8172°N 1.3439°W / 48.8172; -1.3439
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonVilledieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny
IntercommunalityVilledieu Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nadine Gesnouin[1]
Area
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10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
413
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymTanuais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50590 /50320
Elevation68–166 m (223–545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0027, 1 February 1973, pp. 1245-1247.